Main Entry:

¹ban·dy

Pronunciation:

\ˈban-dē\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ban·died; ban·dy·ing

Etymology:

origin unknown

Date:

1577

transitive verb1: to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro2 a: to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner b: exchange ; especially : to exchange (words) argumentatively c: to discuss lightly or banteringly d: to use in a glib or offhand manner —often used with about<bandy these statistics about with considerable bravado — Richard Pollak>3archaic : to band togetherintransitive verb1obsolete : contend2archaic : unite